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Manitoba Programs | COVID-19: Funding And Financial Relief Programs For Startups And Small Businesses
24 June 2020
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
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A detailed table outlining the various programs available in
Manitoba are listed below. If you would like to discuss your
eligibility for any of these programs, please do not hesitate to
contact a member of our team.
Support for Small and Medium Sized Businesses
Description |
Eligibility |
Application details |
- The Manitoba Gap Protection Program
(MGPP) is available to any business in Manitoba that have fallen
into a gap in failing to qualify for the various federal government
assistance
- The province will advance each
eligible business a non-interest bearing forgivable loan of $6,000,
for a total of up to $120 million. The loan will be forgiven on
December 31, 2020, if the recipient attests at that time the
business has not received any major non-repayable COVID-19 federal
supports such as the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy and the Canada
Emergency Business Account, as well as sector-specific grant
federal programs specifically developed in response to the
pandemic. If the applicant has received benefits under a federal
COVID program, then the loan will be added to the recipient's
2020 tax bill
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To be eligible for the MGPP funding, a business must:
- have been operational on March 20,
2020, the date the Manitoba government declared a province-wide
state of emergency under The Emergency Measures Act
because of COVID-19
- have temporarily ceased or curtailed
operations as a result of a COVID-19 public health order and have
been harmed by the health order
- be registered and in good standing
with the Manitoba Business and Corporate Registry
- have not qualified for federal
government COVID-19 grant support; and
- have an email address & bank
account
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Deferring Provincial Taxes
Description |
Eligibility |
Application details |
- Deferring provincial income tax and
corporate income tax filing deadlines and payments to coincide with
the current revised federal deferral of income tax to August
31
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- Individuals and businesses filing
taxes in Manitoba may be eligible
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Sales Tax Filing Deadline Extension
Description |
Eligibility |
Application details |
- Extended the April and May tax filing
deadlines until June 22, 2020 for small and medium businesses with
monthly retail sales tax remittances of no more than $10,000
- Businesses that file on a quarterly
basis that have a due date of April 20, 2020 have had the due date
extended to June 22, 2020
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- Businesses filing taxes in Manitoba
may be eligible
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Deferring Provincial Fees and Charges
Description |
Eligibility |
Application details |
For
the next 6 months until October 1, the Province is:
- instructing Manitoba Hydro, Centra
Gas and Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) to not charge interest or
penalties in the event that Manitobans are unable to pay
- instructing MPI to relax ordinary
practices on policy renewals and collections
- instructing Manitoba Liquor and
Lotteries not to charge interest on receivables from restaurants,
bars and specialty wine stores;
- directing Manitoba Hydro and Centra
Gas to not disconnect customers during these times; and
- working with municipal partners to
ensure municipalities do not charge interest on provincial
education taxes and school division fees and the province is
encouraging municipalities to do the same with respect to their own
taxes
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- Individuals and businesses based in
Manitoba may be eligible
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Workers' Compensation Board
Description |
Eligibility |
Application details |
- Deferred premium payments until the
end of May 2020
- Late payment penalties will be waived
until further notice
- Extend the payroll reporting deadline
without penalties until the end of May
- The WCB will return a $37-million
surplus to provide financial relief to eligible employers in the
province. In May, eligible employers will receive a credit to their
account based on 20% of their 2019 premium. To be eligible,
employers must have fulfilled their payroll reporting
responsibilities for 2019 and paid a WCB premium in 2019. Employers
can still report their 2019 payroll to receive the surplus
distribution
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- Employers based in Manitoba may be
eligible
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Summer Student Recover Plan
Description |
Eligibility |
Application details |
- A new wage subsidy program to support
high school and post-secondary students employed in the private and
non-profit sectors
- Under the new program, up to $120
million is available for employers to access a $7 per hour wage
subsidy, up to a maximum of $5,000 per student
- The program is open to Manitoba
students aged 15 to 29, with an employment period from May 1 to
September 4
- Employers can be subsidized to hire
up to five students
- Reimbursement will be provided at the
end of the employment period, upon proof of payment of student
wages
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- Students and employers based in
Manitoba may be eligible
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Call to Action for Manufacturers
Description |
Eligibility |
Application details |
- If you are a Manitoban manufacturer
or business that is prepared to rapidly scale up production or
re-tool your manufacturing lines to develop products made in
Manitoba to help in the fight against COVID-19, please complete the
submission form
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- All Manitoba manufacturers that can
assist with manufacturing products needed to address COVID-19
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- Submit the following form
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Call to Action for Suppliers/Distributors
Description |
Eligibility |
Application details |
- If you are a Manitoba
Supplier/Distributor with inventory or established channels to
products to help in the fight against COVID-19, please complete the
submission form
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- All Manitoba suppliers/distributors
that can assist with supplying or delivering products needed to
address COVID-19
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- Submit the following form
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Originally published 21 June, 2020
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